Sources said that a senior Maoist leader was killed by the security forces in Laatharhand on Saturday, a few days after meeting top -Maoist leader Nambala Keshav Rao Alias Basavraju in Narayanpur, ChhattisGarh. Pappu Lohara, a prize of Rs 10 Lakh, was the leader of the Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad, a rebellious Maoist organization. He died with his colleague Prabhat Ganjhu, who had a reward of Rs 5 Lakh. According to sources, another group member was injured, who was arrested and that an insass rifle was recovered from him. The meeting took place three days after Basavaraju died in the Chhattisgarh Narayanpur district. He was one of the 27 Maoists who died in a meeting for more than 50 hours on the Narayanpur border border. Basavaraju was the first head of the Central Military Commission and later became the highest position of general secretary in the Maoist hierarchy. Basavaraju, who was a reward of Rs 1.5 crore, was sought by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and police forces from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, who promised to end the Maoists by March 2026, calls the meeting “a historical achievement in the struggle to end naxalism”. He posted on X, “This is the first time in the three decades of India’s fight against Naxism that the leader of a general secretary rank has been offset by our powers.” He also praised the bravery of the security forces, saying that 54 Maoists have been surrendered since the completion of ‘Operation Black Forest’ in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Maharashtra and 84 others. Share this story -tags
A top Naxalite leader of Rs 10 Lakh was killed in Jharkhand, another 24 surrendered
